Spotlight

March 10, 2015
Slate's Jennifer Lai, Angry Asian Man blogger Phil Yu, and performance poet and social activist Bao Phi talk about this ground-breaking series from an Asian American point of view. Click here for the full story.
February 4, 2015
Update! Ok! Now that "Fresh Off the Boat" has officially made its debut tonight, here are 8 reasons from TVGuide.com executive editor Hanh Nguyen...

Articles

July 8, 2015
It's Official! Jeremy Lin has announced on his website and on his Facebook page that he's joining the Charlotte Hornets.
Jeremy posted: "Going into my first true free agency as an NBA player this off-season, the one thing that mattered to me the most was finding a team that would be a good fit for me.
I wanted to be on a team where I would be able to play freely and truly play the game I love with joy again.
That has always been the most important thing to me. After a LOT of prayer and long discussions with family and friends,
I wanted to personally let you guys know I'll be joining the Charlotte Hornets.
My journey has never looked the way I (or anyone else) thought it would, but God has always worked things out for my good and I am confident that he will continue to...

Los Angeles
by Suzanne Joe Kai, board member AAJA-LA.org
Photo: Dao Nguyen Publisher, Buzzfeed
The fourth annual V3con, presented this Friday evening and all-day Saturday by the Los Angeles Chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association, recognizes the “Vision. Visibility. Voice.” of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in digital and social media. An awards reception will take place Friday evening June 26, 2015 and an all day conference the following day June 27 with a full schedule of panels and workshops at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles.
Honorees recognized at this year's awards reception Friday evening are Dao Nguyen, the publisher of Buzzfeed (photo), actor Randall Park of ABC TV's “Fresh Off the Boat,”...

June 1, 2015
After reading the reviews, a few of us still bravely ventured out on Monday, after the opening weekend curious to see what all the bashing and yammering was all about.
We sat in a theater that was unexpectedly full of moviegoers who also bought tickets to see "Aloha."
Surprise - We thought the movie was entertaining. So that puts us in RottenTomatoes' 40% positive audience score and 18% positive critics ratings. Despite some reviewers saying the film was hard to follow, we got it, including the 'surprise' twist at the end.
Ok, we like Emma Stone, Bradley Cooper, Rachel McAdams, Alec Baldwin, Bill Murray, and John Krasinski, but would have loved to see Asian faces on the screen in lead roles. Come on - even just one! (Sigh) The fact that Cameron Crowe intended one of his lead chara...

May 2, 2015
UPDATE:
JANM Announces Acquisition of Japanese American Incarceration Artifacts
Public auction of the items averted through aligned interests of museum, Japanese American community, auction house, consignor.
Painting by Estelle Peck Ishigo - Photo by Rago Arts and Auction Center
The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) tonight announced it has acquired a collection of more than 400 pieces of historical art and artifacts created by Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II. The announcement was made by JANM president and CEO Greg Kimura, during JANM’s annual Gala, which also honored actor and activist George Takei with the museum’s Distinguished Medal of Honor for Lifetime Achievement and Public Service.
LOS...